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		<title>&#8220;Secrets of the Soul&#8221; opens in the Origin Gallery</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2012 21:26:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Liam</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Tonight (Thursday 17th May 2012) saw the opening of Jerry Cahir&#8217;s solo exhibition in the Origin Gallery, Harcourt Street, Dublin 2. The exhibition continues until June 16th.]]></description>
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		<title>Interview with Artist Padraig McCaul</title>
		<link>http://irishartblog.com/2012/05/10/interview-with-artist-padraig-mccaul/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 May 2012 13:56:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Liam</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I recently visited Padraig McCaul in his studio in County Wicklow.  The studio is down a country lane in the loft of a converted farm outhouse that he shares with artist Denise Hussey. Unlike most other artists that I know, Padraig embraces the business side of his art career.  A lot of artists just want [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Tony O’Connor Equine Exhibition opens in the Doorway Gallery, Dublin</title>
		<link>http://irishartblog.com/2012/04/18/tony-oconnor-exhibition-opens-in-the-doorway-gallery/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Apr 2012 23:12:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Liam</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Friday 13th April saw the opening of Tony O&#8217;Connor&#8217;s solo exhibition of equine art &#8216;Dark Horse&#8217; at the Doorway Gallery, South Frederick Street, Dublin 2. The show will continue in the gallery until May 10th .]]></description>
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		<title>Padraig McCaul&#8217;s &#8220;Still Lives&#8221; opens in Dalkey Heritage Centre</title>
		<link>http://irishartblog.com/2012/04/17/padraig-mccauls-still-lives-opens-in-dalkey-heritage-centre/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Apr 2012 19:42:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Liam</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Tonight  (Tuesday April 17th) saw the opening of Padraig McCaul&#8217;s new solo exhibition ‘Still Lives’.  The show was offically opened by RTE&#8217;s Olivia O&#8217;Leary. Padraig will give an artist&#8217;s talk in The Gallery on Saturday 21st at 2.00pm. Padraig McCaul is a fulltime, Dublin based artist whose work draws heavily on the beauty and ruggedness [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Dublin Painting &amp; Sketching Club Annual Exhibition opens in Dun Laoghaire</title>
		<link>http://irishartblog.com/2012/04/15/dublin-painting-sketching-club-annual-exhibition-opens-in-dun-laoghaire-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Apr 2012 23:42:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Liam</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Dublin Painting &#38; Sketching Club launched its 134th annual exhibition today (Sunday 15th April) in County Hall, Dun Laoghaire. One of Ireland’s largest national group shows, it features fine art by more than 80 well-known contemporary Irish artists from Dublin and many parts of the country. All are members of the Club, among them [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Artists wanted to transform 17th century Castle in Co. Galway into an Arts Venue.</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 07 Apr 2012 14:46:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Liam</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Cregg Castle of Corandulla built in 1648 will soon be transformed into an Arts Venue by Galway based artist Alan Murray, making him the third generation of the Murray family to live in the castle. Alan is setting up Cregg Castle as a residency for Artists comprising of 9 bedrooms, some en-suite, outhouses and stables [...]]]></description>
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		<title>eva International announces artists for the 2012 exhibition: After the Future</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Apr 2012 13:35:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Liam</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[eva International, Ireland’s dynamic biennial of visual art, has today announced the artists for the 2012 edition entitled: After the Future. Curated by Annie Fletcher, Curator of Exhibitions at the Van Abbemuseum, Eindhoven, the 40 artists announced today were selected from over 2,000 proposals submitted from 76 countries. Irish and International artists announced include: Zanny [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Solo show by artist Jack Hickey opens in the 2020 Art Gallery, Cork</title>
		<link>http://irishartblog.com/2012/04/04/solo-show-by-artist-jack-hickey-opens-in-the-2020-art-gallery-cork/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Apr 2012 12:46:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Liam</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last week saw the official opening of “Another Tuesday”, in the 2020 Art Gallery, Cork. The artist Jack Hickey graduated, with honours, from Crawford College of Art &#38; Design in May 2011 winning both the Eli Lily &#38; OPW Purchase Prizes and has garnered much critical acclaim in the months that have followed, with the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Minister of State Fergus O&#8217;Dowd Launches IMMA&#8217;s Programme for NCH and RHK Sites</title>
		<link>http://irishartblog.com/2012/03/30/minister-of-state-fergus-odowd-launches-immas-programme-for-nch-and-rhk-sites/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Mar 2012 19:38:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Liam</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[An exhibition from IMMA’s Collection engaging with scientific themes in celebration of Dublin City of Science 2012; the  famous Ned Kelly paintings by the renowned Australian artist Sidney Nolan; a mid-career retrospective of the work of leading Irish artist Alice Maher, and a series of lectures on major developments in architecture to mark its tenure [...]]]></description>
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		<title>John Nolan Painting Stolen</title>
		<link>http://irishartblog.com/2012/03/22/john-nolan-painting-stolen/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Mar 2012 14:21:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Liam</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[John Nolan&#8217;s  &#8220;Interlaced Colour&#8221;, an original, signed, abstract painting disappeared from Ivan&#8217;s Oyster Bar and Grill, West Pier, Howth on Sunday 11 March 2012 between noon and 7.00pm. The painting is 12&#8243;x12&#8243; on stretched deep edge canvas with the title, date and signature on the reverse. While the restaurant displays John&#8217;s paintings throughout the year, [...]]]></description>
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